Hematology and Medical Oncology
Fellowship Program

Program Description

The Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center is a three-year combined training program offered to qualified applicants who have completed three years of ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency and are eligible to take the American Board of Internal Medicine examination.

The Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Programs at the University of Rochester Medical Center were combined in 1996 into the current training program, which meets ABIM requirements for dual certification. Since then 29 individuals have successfully completed training and have gone on to pursue careers in both academic medicine and private practice. The Fellowship Program in Hematology and Medical Oncology provides training and experience enabling graduating fellows to function independently as subspecialists and researchers in Hematology and Medical Oncology.  

The program last received ACGME accreditation in June 2007. The program received full, continuing accreditation status.

Faculty

Deepak Sahasrabudhe, M.D. serves as director of the training program. Other faculty members are committed to educating the fellows in a broad range of disorders including, hematologic malignancies, non-malignant hematology, bone marrow transplantation and solid tumors. Meet our faculty:

John Bennett, M.D. Craig Jordan, Ph.D.
Steven H. Bernstein, M.D. Alok Khorana, M.D.
Richard Fisher, M.D. Jane Liesveld, M.D.
Charles Francis, M.D. Kishan Pandya, M.D.
Jonathan Friedberg, M.D. Gordon Phillips, M.D.
Alissa Huston, M.D. Michelle Shayne , M.D.
J. J. Ifthikharuddin, M.D. Faith Young, M.D.

Training

During their clinical training, fellows at the University of Rochester Medical Center learn to manage inpatients and perform consultations as well as evaluate, treat and follow outpatients in disease-specific clinics under the supervision of faculty.

The Hematology/Oncology Fellows attend continuity outpatient clinics throughout their training. They see patients in:

First-year fellows typically rotate on the inpatient services and in outpatient oncology clinics for nine to ten months. Second- and third-year fellows have protected time for clinical electives and clinical and laboratory research.   All trainees are expected to complete a research project.   Interested fellows may devote up to 18 months of their training to basic and clinical research endeavors.

The didactic component of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program consists of structured weekly and monthly conferences in different formats such as:

The Fellows' performance is systematically evaluated by faculty using a web-based evaluation tool. The Fellows receive face-to-face feedback twice yearly at formal meetings with the program director. The Fellows evaluate the program and the faculty on a regular basis using the web-based evaluation system.

The Fellows at the University of Rochester Medical Center work and learn in an environment of clinical and research excellence. Their education here enables them to become physician scholars who can play an active role in patient care, teaching, and research.

Applying to the Program

Applications and supporting documents are accepted yearly through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Handwritten applications are not accepted. ERAS applications should include all of the following:

H-1B visas are not accepted, but international medical graduates with J-1 training visas and a U.S. residency are encouraged to apply.

Successful applicants will be invited to come to the University of Rochester Medical Center for interviews with the Hematology and Medical Oncology faculty.

If you have questions or would like more information about the fellowship program, please contact the coordinator, Kristin Galvin-Burwick or call (585) 275-4797.